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CVE-2016-2795

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2795 describes a memory initialization vulnerability in the graphite2::FileFace::get_table_fn function within Graphite 2, affecting Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other impacts through specially crafted Graphite smart fonts. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While no active exploitation, Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB entries are noted, the vulnerability received some community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure, indicating awareness.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0227 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: firefox-0:38.7.0-1.el6_7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: firefox-0:38.7.0-1.el5_11
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: thunderbird-0:38.7.0-1.el5_11
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: thunderbird-0:38.7.0-1.el7_2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: thunderbird-0:38.7.0-1.el6_7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: firefox-0:38.7.0-1.el7_2
View patch
mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-2795Critical

graphite2: multiple font parsing vulnerabilities (Mozilla MFSA 2016-37)

Mar 8, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00007.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201605-06
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-63
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3510
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3515
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3520
mozilla.org / security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-37.html
Vendor Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/84222
securitytracker.com / id/1035215
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2917-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2917-2
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2917-3
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2927-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2934-1